The Literary Apothecary | Sample my Top 8 books of 2023! | First Pages | Battle of the Books 2023 @TheLiteraryApothecary | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
In today's video, I read the first page of each one of my top 8 books of 2023, so that you can get a taste of this awesome writing that I've been reading. What was your favorite first page? What are other first pages I should be looking out for? If any of these peeked your interest, links are down below for each of the top 8, so you can check them out yourself!

Battle of the Books 2023 videos
Round 1 videos:
Part 1: youtu.be/qLWW2XHRwDE
Part 2: youtu.be/-kUegoeGpdI
Round 2 video: youtu.be/pBh5R9ldX0k
Round 3 video: youtu.be/DZhlu8JSb-M
Round 4 video: youtu.be/PnflTCLrmi8
Rounds 5, 6, and 7 video: youtu.be/WsKv63zDiEU

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:38 Labyrinth's Heart
03:02 A River Enchanted
04:56 Legacy of the Brightwash
06:30 A Storm of Swords
08:54 Buzzard's Bowl
10:29 Lily/Nightfall
12:18 The Hexologists
14:06 Wistful Ascending

Books Mentioned in this Video:
Legacy of the Brightwash: bookshop.org/a/5684/9781777479220
Lily: amazon.com/Lily-Nightmareland-Six-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B09LVSBJML/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3VQUPW1HT4CJ5&keywords=Lily+Daniel+Barnett&qid=1707523119&sprefix=lily+daniel+barnett%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1
Nightfall: bookshop.org/a/5684/9781081559052
The Hexologists: bookshop.org/a/5684/9780316443302
Labyrinth's Heart: bookshop.org/a/5684/9780316539739
A River Enchanted: bookshop.org/a/5684/9780063055995
Wistful Ascending: bookshop.org/a/5684/9781734917017
Buzzard's Bowl: bookshop.org/a/5684/9798986273747
A Storm of Swords: bookshop.org/a/5684/9780553573428

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